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Ghasera Fort

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Ghasera Fort
Ruined Fort
Ghasera Fort is located in Haryana
Ghasera Fort
Ghasera Fort
Ghasera Fort is located in India
Ghasera Fort
Ghasera Fort
Coordinates: 28°08′10″N 77°04′36″E / 28.1362471°N 77.0765927°E / 28.1362471; 77.0765927
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictMewat district
Elevation
199 m (653 ft)
DemonymMewati
Languages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR
http://www.mewat.gov.in

Ghasera Fort is a ruined fort in Ghasera village in Nuh district of Haryana state in northern India, which has been notified as a protected monument by the state government.[1] Currently, the majority of the residents of the village are Muslim Meos, though Hindus also live there. Battle of ghasera won by Rajputs against mughal, Yadav , Jat etc.

History

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The ruined Ghasera Fort lies at Ghasera village 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Nuh city on Nun-Sohna highway. In the 18th century, Ghasera was ruled by Bargurjar Rajputs whose territory included the parganas of Ghasera, Indor,[a] Kotla, and Sohna. To their north was the Princely State of Nawabs of Farrukhnagar which was founded in 1732. To their west was the jagir of the Raos of Rewari, ancestors of Rao Tula Ram. They possessed forts at Gokulgarh and Gurawra (or, Guraora). In the south were the Jat rulers of Bharatpur State, and Kachwaha Rajput rulers of Alwar State. The Mughals, who were protected by Marathas, had seen their territory shrink to a nominal area from Delhi to Palam.

Battle of Ghasera

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Battle of Ghasera
Date1753
Location
Ghasera
Result Bargurjar Rajputs Victory. [2][3]
Belligerents
Bharatpur State
Wazir of Safdar Jang
Bargujar clan
Commanders and leaders
Suraj Mal
Mir Muhammad Panah Rao of Rewari
Bahadur Singh Bargujar 
Strength
20,000[4] 8,000[5]
Casualties and losses
15,000 died 1,000 died

The battle of Ghasera fought between Jat, Ahir and Pathan ruler against the Rajput ruler. This battle was the result of Mughal Rebellion. The Jats, Ahir and Pathans defeated against Rajputs in ghasera.

Architecture

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Ruined walls and a grand entrance in stone and lakhori bricks built with surkhi (crushed baked red bricked)-lime mortar show that Ghasera was a historical village.[1] Of the four entrances, only one remains.[6]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Indor still exists. It is located near Bhiwadi in the present day Alwar district in the state of Rajasthan, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Ghasera. It is now within the tehsil of Tijara. Although similarly named, it is not related to the city of Indore.

References

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  1. ^ a b Haryana to take 5 monuments in Nuh under State protection, Daily Pioneer, 23 June 2018.
  2. ^ "5 Nuh monuments get state protection - Tribune India". The Tribune. 23 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Sarban Singh, Haryana (India). Gazetteers Organisation". Haryana State Gazetteer: Lacks special title. Haryana Gazetteers Organisation, District: 1883. 1883.
  4. ^ Ahmad, Dr. Aijaz (2021). History of Mewat. Alina Books. ISBN 9788193391426.
  5. ^ Ahmad, Dr. Aijaz (2021). History of Mewat. Alina Books. ISBN 9788193391426.
  6. ^ Photos: 71 years after independence, Gandhi Gram Ghasera battles neglect, Hindustan Times, 1 October 2018, pp. 2,7.
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